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Former MySpace Exec Lands $1M for New Venture Cocodot

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 16, 2009 - 7:56am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - MySpace's former chief marketing officer Shawn Gold is currently at work on a new venture, Cocodot, and has raised just under $1 million in seed funding from investors including Anthem Venture Partners and William Morris' Mail Room Fund, TechCrunch reports.

3D Avatar Community Meez Merges With Pulse, Nabs Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 14, 2009 - 10:09am.

San Francisco - Meez, an online community where members create 3D avatars and interact in a virtual world, announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to merge with Pulse Entertainment, a provider of avatar messaging services for mobile phones and the Web.

Web-based Book Publishing Service Blurb Raises $5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2008 - 7:39am.

San Francisco - Blurb, a provider of Web-based self-publishing software and services, has raised around $5 million in its third round of venture capital, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Pulse Mobile Raises $7 Million for Mobile Messaging, Entertainment

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 23, 2007 - 9:27am.

San Francisco - Pulse Mobile, a provider of user-generated mobile messaging and entertainment services, announced that it has raised $7 million in its second round of venture capital financing.